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(v.) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void
SYN: cancel, abolish, invalidate, nullify
ANT: validate, authorize, ratify |
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(adj.) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic
ANT: enthusiastic, passionate, fervent |
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(v.) to support, give a boost to; (n.) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post
SYN: (v.) strengthen, reinforce, buttress, validate
ANT: (v.) undermine, weaken, inpair |
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(v.) to feel or express regret or disapproval
SYN: lament, bemoan, bewail
ANT: serious, important, significant |
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(adj.) of little importance, not worthy of serous attention; not meant seriously
SYN: silly, foolish, inane, petty, trifling |
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(v.) to bring together for service or battle; to gather or summon; to amount to, comprise, include; (n.) a list of men for military service; a gathering, accumulation
SYN: (v.) mobilize, marshal; (n.) roster, inventory
ANT: (v.) disband, dismissm disperse |
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(n.) a person or thing of no importance
SYN: nobody
ANT: celebrity, superstar |
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(v.) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
SYN: preoccupy |
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(adj.) elaborately decorated; showily splendid
SYN: fancy, elaborate, flashy, flamboyant
ANT: simple, plain, stark, austere |
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(v.) to remove, drive out of a position or place
SYN: expel, eject
ANT: admit, welcome |
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(v.) to read thoroughly and carefully
SYN: study, pore over, scrutinize |
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(adj.) full of tiny holes; able to be penetrated by air or water
SYN: leaky, permeable
ANT: airtight, waterproof, impermeable |
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promontory
(pro' mon tor ee) |
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(n.) a high point of land extending into water
SYN: cliff, headland |
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(adj.) lying face down; inclined, likely
SNY: prostrate, liable, apt
ANT: stanking upright, unlikely |
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(n.) a pang of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt; a feeling of faintness or nausea
SYN: regret, second thought, scruple |
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(n.) a person or thing turned to for help or advice; the act of seeking help or protection
SYN: redress, remedy, resort |
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(n.) a remainder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
SYN: remnant, remains, leavings |
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solicitous
(so lis' si tous) |
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(adj.) showing concern or care; fearful or anxiousabout someone or something
SYN: concerned
ANT: unconcerned, indefferent, apathetic |
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(adj.) serious and dignified; quiet or subdued in character or conduct
SYN: sedate, sober, prim
ANT: gaudy, jaunty, unconventional |
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(v.) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of
SYN: foster, maintain |
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